Rail-joint.



S. DU RALL.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 16. 1914,

1 135 1131 I Patented Apr.13,1915.

ALJJ Witnesses \fi ag-WM SAMUEL IDU' HALL, OF COBDEN, ILLINOIS.

RAIL-JOINT.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL DU RALL, a citizenof the United States, residing at Cobden, in the county of Union andState of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Rail-Joint, of whichthe following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is adapted tobe employed in connection with a pair of ties, for the purpose ofdirecting the ballast downwardly toward the lower edges of the ties, andfor the further purpose of tamping the ballast beneath the ties as therail which is supported upon the ties springs vertically.

It is within the scope of the invention to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 shows the invention in sideelevation, the ties being in section; and Fig. 2 is a top plan, the railand attendant parts being removed.

In the accompanying drawings, a pair of ties 1 is shown. Supported uponthe ties is a bridge 2 having downturned flanges 3 at its ends, theflanges 3 engaging the remote edges of the ties, to prevent the tiesfrom spreading. A rail 4 is supported upon the bridge 2, and when ajoint 5 occurs between the ties 1, the constituent portions of the rail4 are united by fish plates 6 and bolts 7, or in any other suitablemanner.

Attached to the under face of the bridge 2 between the ties 1 by meansof securing elements 8 are downwardly inclined ballast directing chutes9 in the form of plates, the plates 9 preferably flaring toward theirfree ends as shown at 10. The free ends Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 16, 1914 Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Serial No. 862,043.

11 of the plates 9 are disposed relatively near to the lower edges ofthe ties 1.

In practical operation, the ballast tends to slide down the chutes orplates 9 and accumulates close to the inner, lower edges of the ties 1.Further, it is to be noted that as the rail 4 springs vertically, theplates 9 will act as tampers and tend to force the ballast underneaththeties 1. The plates 9, if desired, may be slightly resilient. Theplates, taken together, form an arched element, the crown of which issecured as shown at 8 to the bridge 2, the free ends of which arelocated relatively near to the lower edges of the ties 1.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a deviceof the class described, a tie; a rail thereon; an inclined ballastdirecting chute extended downwardly from the rail toward the lower edgeof the tie; and means for supporting the chute.

2. In a device of the class described, a tie; a rail thereon; and aninclined ballast directing chute extended downwardly from the railtoward the lower edge of the tie, the chute being responsive to thevertical springing movement of the rail, to constitute a tamper forforcing the ballast beneath the tie.

3. In a device of the class described, a pair of ties; a bridge restingthereon; and a tamper secured to the bridge, the tamper being downwardlyextended toward the lower edge of one tie.

4. In a device of the class described, a pair of ties; a bridge restingupon the ties and provided at its ends with flanges engaged with theedges of the ties; and an arched member, the crown of which is securedto the bridge, the lower ends of which are disposed adjacent the loweredges of the ties.

In testimony that 'I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL DU BALL.

Witnesses:

J. B. HOLLOWAY, J. E. Honsnnv.

tl'opiea of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

